The scientific presence and impact of this journal is ensured through its inclusion in several reputable national and international databases. Journal of Central Eurasia Studies (JCEP) is indexed in the Scopus citation database. To facilitate global access and international citation, the journal is registered with several national and global indexing services. Metadata for all published articles is made available to Google Scholar and other academic search engines to maximize discoverability. In addition, the inclusion of this journal in the scientific journals portal of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology guarantees that this journal complies with official standards of scientific quality and periodic evaluation. The journal also encourages the use of ORCID identifiers for all co-authors to ensure that their professional contributions are accurately cited and recognizable in the global research landscape.
JCEP articles are indexed and abstracted in numerous national and international databases. The journal is covered by the following indexing and abstracting services.
Indexing & Abstracting Services
£ Scopus (https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101066394)
£ Ebsco (https://assets.ebsco.com/m/6486705ea3b765d8/original/Jan-Szczepanski-Open-Access-Journals-Political-Science.pdf)
£ ISSN Portal (https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2008-0867)
£ Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) (https://ecc.isc.ac/showJournal/4945)
£ Magiran (https://www.magiran.com/magazine/5583)
Rankings
£ Scopus (https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101066394) - CiteScore 2025: 1.0 (Q1 in Arts and Humanities: History)
£ SCIMAGO (https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21101066394&tip=sid&clean=0) - SJR 2025: 0.141 (Q2)
£ ISC Rankings (https://jcr.isc.ac/jDetails.aspx) - 2025: Q3 in Social Sciences (IF = 0.172)
£ Academic Journals Portal (Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran) (https://journals.msrt.ir/home/detail/11116) – Grade International
Digital preservation services
£ Iranian Academic Journals Platform (National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran) (https://iranjournals.nlai.ir/handle/123456789/284437)
Content Aggregators
£ ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net)
£ WorldCat (OCLC) (https://search.worldcat.org/title/1367257163)